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jwBKHK?f niNo our; 75 hklu. Ring oat, ring oat, ye mwry beds, And let too d?tp-awoth*1 cannon roar, F*' - -s Each patriot bosnat swells, The glorious Fourth Is here oaoa more. When night descends what joys are hlet ?..The hissing rocket cleaves the skies. " fcork! hear the roman candles (In, Behold the red and blue light* riee. y Now, whir*' e-s-slp! bang, torpedoes croak And split the fretted of fire-crackers jump, toy-pistols flash, Mid exclamations of delight. Now blase the barrel em ears I with tar. Blow matches pan from hand to hand, And salve and stioklng-plasters are At druggists' stores in great demand. j HOW WE CELEBRATE!* a anrTDVif aw jrtrt v ewtn v mamrnUST look out for \ Lutw Canon, boy*. fV B J&Va'll likely find *uim campin' tome ^ ir^"" Ml wbars below here. ~~ ^W~P Mb *' k*5 ^ou* v e/jny-^M him the time o' day /,'Iand paw* on." ' \ k'arson?"said Mark, :f/^Vw iJHp/ dropping tho padiw* J ^'? bad picked 'L A fP&rWMf up, and balancing ' % il bim*clf on the aide > , I of hi*canoe. yCWt Ou* friend tho ^ " . Lt jf t| p farmer wiped his ?^ t^k\\ jh JH 4 U perspiring brow * iI^KLaI' ftn<* bid his jovial features behind a (A \ of gravity. ^ 1| R'l^vA "Now that's ^ mor'u I can tell," he replied, "fie* a reckless, good for nothin' kind of a chap, with two harum scarcum sons aa big as he is, an' there are some as say he wouldn't stop at no crime tcr git what he wanted. 'Bout ten years ago be served a term for highurntr rnKlmru ?' fliflPH ihflf hfl'? llPflll TT..J livin' away bnck at Hedfield's Clearin', among (he mountain*. ITow he liven, I don't know, but (his time of tho year ho generally comes down to tho river an' camps (hi a month or ho iii a shnntv at tho mouth of Montjngo (-'reek. Ho ketches lish, I believe, an' sells 'om down at Lnceyvillo. I don't s'pose he'll inolest you, though. (loin', aro ye? Waul, good by. Htop next year if you coino this way." We Bprang into our canoe*, waved a farewell to the friendly farmer on whoso land we had camped the previous night, and puddled Hwiftly down tho river in tlie bracing air of the beautiful July morning. Willi inv companions, Murk Muym, and Jim Dale, I was making u can or cruise dowu the Susipiohunnu. Wo wero approaching the bordei of Ihadford County, after two weeks of intermittent paddling from Otsego Like, and this MUH the first warning wo hud received o( peril alicad. W e puddled along several hours and then the liver narrowed, uud we could licur some distance below us the roo? the rapids. As we came no*"" '' *:l"' thnt tho chanucl ran elo*~ J 0 ?horo. The river made a J H, 11 rochy ?. into tint W}?ti?r ''e'K tl,e iaP'rt?, Mark Inking the It'if 1, and plunged through the foam ing spray and the half euucenled knobs ol atone. Wo |>u9*od in safety through the worst part, and as we rounded the point of rocks at a terrilic speed, ami glided swiftly into the smoother reach ol water beyond, we saw hoforo us, submerged to his waist in tho very centre of the channel, a man intently eugaged in fishing. i\r shouted with all our might, but tli" roar of the rapids drowned our voices, and the man continued to toss his lines, unconscious of his peril. Mark made a desperate effort to turn aside,but the tierce current bidfltd his attempt, ami lie struck' the uutortunato tishermnn broadside, and before be could find time to cry out the latter went head foremost into the liver, while Mark glided gracefully over him. 1 uttered a ery of horror, and then, to make matters worse, |ust as the poor fellow struggled to the surface and got his heiid and shoulders out of water, I banged into him sideways and down he went again, vainly trying to obtain a foothold on the slippery stones. Dale followed close behind, and just as we nil floated into tlio still,deep water t* \ below, the man eame to the surface mid ^? waded "trtfrn-lly to the shore, choking and spitting up the water that ho had swal- I lowed. lie reached the bank and danced about for an instant, shaking his dripping clothes and gasping for breath, lie was a big, burly looking fellow, with a heavy black beard. We hesitated for a moment, not knowing what to do, for the man wa< certainly ntad, very mad. Then Mark called out: "I beg yout pardon; we really could not help it, you know. It was an accident." lint the man still continued his wild dance; and then, recovering all at once the use of his voice, he began to swear fearfully: "You young wretches!" he cried. "I'll skin you alive. I'll break every hone in your bodies. I'll learn you?" .lust here a fit of coughing shut him \ olf, and, seiziug a couple of big stones, he made for us on a run. Wo grabbed our paddles and struck out for the middle of the river. As soon as the man saw that we wero out of reach ho changed his tactics and rnu back up stream. We could not. un agine what he was about at first, and then the startling truth Hashed upon us. "That's Lute C'arson," said Dale, "and there is the shanty he lives in, ' .,,.1 v... i . . ? ..u-. iwiuitu w it ruuc raoiu mut whs Iniilt close under the cht!, and had en tirely escaped our notice "And down hero is the mouth of Montongo Creek," added Mark. "My gracious, look what he's d iingr' r.cd Dale, suddenly. We now observed for the first time a i 'at turned bottom up o;i the shore. ' 'arson, for it was undoubted!) ho, had /.ed the chain, an I was drugging it i nvard the water. It resisted his efforts, . and, lotting go of it, hi- gave a couplt -t loud shouts. / "I thiuk it is time to leave," Bug ested Mark; lie is evidently calling his ?.uis.'' Dale was a ready some yar is ahead, ' ^ and, without losing any time, we paddled swiftly down steam. Carson still continued to shout, and fvo fancied we could hear a faint reply. ! uen, as he saw us moving swiftly cut >t reach, he ran into the hut,and before .vc could see what lie was about, he 7 ' f Jy - yppuipp^ ruiM out igain with a gun, and" fired directly at w. The ahot actually pattered about our canoes, and setting our teeth firmly, we peddled as we had never paddled before. Another beod was before us, and just as we deared the turn Mark wheeled round in his conoo and levelod a pair of field glasses up the river. He took a long turvey and then picked up his paddle. "There are three of them now," be muu, slowly. "They have lauochod the boat and are coming in pursuit." We bent to our paddles without a word. Our canoes wore light runners, and we stood a good chanoeof escaping. But as we rounded the beod u-e encountered an obstacle that doomed us tc | eeruun capture. A stiff breeze blear up the rlrer, end the rolling wares instantly chec Iced out progress. We knew it wan useless to think of making speed in the teeth o) uoh a gale. Mark scanned the shores closely, on both sides were the mountains. "No landing place anywhere. Htop I hare it," he cried. "You sec that ledge of rocks orer there? Paddle yoin best for it," and as wo shot across tlx water he explainer! his ides It's out only chance. We must get our canoe to the top of that cliff before they get near enough to tho bend to se us. I think wo can And a biding place u| there, and it's the last place thoy will look for us." Mark's plan seemed impossible of no compliakmont, for a granite wall rose abruptly to a height of twenty feet, and beyond it, dense with pines and undergrowth, towered the mountain. Our canoes^ humped the shore, and Mark leaped oat. "Quick now f" he cried. "Oct tottu top of tho cliff and let down that, ropo of yours, Dale." We clambered up a little to the right of the ledge, and by the aid of ihe hushes reached the top safely. Too rope was a long one, and, rutting it in half, we made a running noose in each pic \ as Mark directed, and dropped them down to him. Hpringing into the water waist deep, ho slipped a noose under each end of iny canoo, and then, with a tremendous ctTort, we limited n up. It was a heavy loud, but wo brought it up safely, and drugged if. luck uud-r the pines. Dale's canoe came next, mi l then Murk put tho rojies or. his own ir> I hurried up to help us. Wo had hardy dragged It over tho edgo and pullod it hack into tho ahudo.v when we heard the sharp click of oars, and, peeping out through tho trees, wo saw Carson and his two hoys rowing swiftly round the bund. In great suspense we watched them shoot past the cliff and pull on down the river. An hour later they came slowly bach, Carson and one son moving the boat i close along the mountain, while t'"? other boy traveled the oppo-"*'' vainly searching for out I1' d ' Wo hardly druw "'da as the boat passed direct*' 'oncath us. Then the Hound , vv fainter, and soon the craft .rSued round the beml. I wanted to start, at once, but M irk would not hear of it. "No," lie said, "we must wait till dark. Carson is doubtless on the lookout for us." Toward sundown tho wind fell and tha river grew calm us a mirror. We ato a hastily prepared eold supper, and when the twilight made tho opposite inonutnin only a blurred dark mass, we prepared to resume our voyage. Wo were just going to lowut the first CAiiots, and Mark Vas looking down ovtr tho brink, when ho suddenly sprang back. "Groat Scott, Dale!" ho cried. "You havo left.your paddlo standing tip against the cliff!" Halo looked down; "So I did," he replied. "It's a wonder they didn't see it." "Soo it?" Mark echoed, angrily. "Oi course they saw it. How could they help it? We're in a (i.x now. "I'll bet l i I. . ... i .1.: ? . ii r a thmmi iiwy luivu iMLii wairmiii; an intornoon lor us to coine down. Now, here it's dark, and Ion to one they are planning to titlark us. All through youi carolessneFs, too." Dale attempted to explain, hut Mark no longei paid any attention to him. Hi was listening intently. Suddenly he turned ?ti*l held up hi. hand. "Hush I Not a sound," he said, softly. "I hear a boat coming, hut it's still some distance uu the river. Pull that canoe hack again aud got ready for an attack." There, were hut few preparations to he made though, for Mark's riiie and a revolver of mino constitute)I our whole arsenal. Mark stretched hluiself on tho edgool the clill and motioned us back. Tor, minutes parsed in silence. Then we heard twice repeated a harsh sound, like the faiut creaking of oar hicks. I could fool tho cold perspiration starting on my forehead as the next tivo minutes passed in oppressive stillnosr. Dalu h'til Prnnl lionlf Imliini I f Iwi aim! tor "I'" " of his canoe. I was wishing most earnestly that something would happen to put nn end to this terrible suspense, when Mark suddenly cried out, in a clear, ringing voice: "I will shoot the tirst man that trios to climb this clitT," and instantly came a sharp click as he cocked his rifle. For a minute not a sound was heard, and then a grulT voice responded: :!If youtcllurs up thar hand down al I yuro vallybles an* cash, an' eatable stutT, you kin go in peace. If not, we'll conn up an' tako 'em, an' give ye a good trouncin' in flier bargain." "That's a moderate demand," replied Mark. "Hut if you know what's good foi you, you will go back up the rivei and let us alone. We don't intend to be robbed if we can help it." "Robbed?" growled out the voiu from Indoiv. "What did you fcllars try to do this mornin"? 1); I yer level best ter drowiid mo." "He careful,*' rejoined Mark. "Hot HI I.mv 1UI 1 Kll >W you, IjjtC | Carson. Instantly a gun was lire I, .ni l we heard the shot spattering on the rock* high overhead. Mark lustily Mrew back. "I'm afraid I'll have to fire,' he said. "I don't see any other way, unless? hold on' I have it, t>y Jove' When are those eauaou crackers, Charlie?" To be sure, the next day was tin Fourth of July, althoug.i in the excitement of our cncou iter with toe Cars >ns we had for the time being utterly I >i gotten the fact. We had l>r ?ti?!n *?!??-ig two packs of big lirecr te < a -, wo i a view to celebrating t ie lay, w i-r-ver we might chance to be. Hern was au \ V opportmmy to nn tiro *!? stone. l?J I dor* down into my canoe, and *ooa W dragged up the two bundle* of trade* B era. They were of the rery largest sine, big I red felloes, aud thick as one's wrist. II Mark tore them open. |? "I'll bet they will do the work," he Q whispered excitedly. "Lie flat on K iuvu now, and if they Are off fifty shot* M they can't hit us. I'm going to make it ^ hot for them." He crept to the odg* again, holding the one pack and a box of matches in bis band. Soon I heard the boat, scraping on the rocks, and then OarsonAtaji said, harshly: "I'm oomin' up there now, an* if ?' tbar's any monkcyln* with firearms, not one of you'll see daylight ag'in. Jake," ht ha auued to his son, "if they pull on me, shoot ter kill." An interval of perfect calm followed, during which, in spite of my deadly fear, til I crawled nearer the brink, whioh had a Ril slight upward ascent. Mark suddenly .1 nil UCI, "litiok sharp now," he wbiapered, and rubbing a mutch, ho touchod off a big cracker close to the head and dropped it over the ledge. 1,1 p< A fearful report followed iu?ta'itly, a deafening explosion tliatseeino 1 to shake the mountain, and echoed fearfully rip and down the river, whilo a streak of flame split the darkness, sparks and burning wads of paper flared up every- ?*! where, and then, while still the hills echoed, there came a heavy splash and a cry of agony. wl "I'm killed I I'in killed! J'madeal th man I Bhoot, Jake, ?boot, do "~"~ Bangf" .Tako blazed into tho dark- h? ness, and the chargo of buckshot hisse I Gf about our ears, and elicited a bowl ol fright from Dale. .lake mistook this for a cry of p.vu, and uttered a triumphant shout, but a second cracker directed by Mark's unerr ing hand blew up fearfully close to l?i^ "r bead, and, without breaking the connec Cl tion, he changed the. tune to a ptrfeef shriek of terror aucl fell back ward Tneu tr we heard Canton clambering out of the wi water into tho boat. "The gun I ipiick!" lie cried wi'h a Hh fearful oath. al Jake made no response. to "Do you hear ine? .lake?Mill?" the old man howled. ^ ' It's in tho river," criod Mill,sullenly. ^ "Jako lot it slip when ho fell over." ar "In tho river?" cric I old Carson. "Tho blamod fool. Give mo your knife, Mill, and I swar I'll go up t'inr an' alk, titer throats." I ?uP. kw;ii tiinimht" t Murk i mutter to hiuiHclf, '10 touched off the fuse that *-^<1 the balance of the jrncV -r,"guided by the binning *,rc imw, .^Trnit rested on the boat, he tosse I the hunch directly into their midst. '':,N llang! bing?bing! bang! bang!? / bang?bing! bang?bang. Like a can- *8 L nonude the crackers exploded in thuu mil derous succession, and loud above the trui din rose angry cries and execrations. 5 Carson dove from the b > v of tin; boat, ^d\ Hill plunged headlong from the stern, j,ju and Jake, after falling stupidly into the phj bla/.e, danced over the sides with an |?>a agility that was truly remarkable. For a short interval all was quiet, und ho the burning fragments lit u4> the night l'ln with n weird, ghastly light, and began the to Ignite the woodwork of the boat, us r Thou nu arm grasped the chain and the q boat shot out from shore. The tlaines pHr vanished and dark ligurcs climbed into Vau the craft. the "Yure lives aiu't worth a cent," Car- pro son hissed at us. "You'll hcv half na r, hour ter say your prayers," and wit'i this ^ gentle farewell the boat moved olT, mid Ju, the creak of the oars grow fainter and . , 19 11 fainter. Ijjh "Unless we get out of this at once," said Mark, solemnly, "we are lost. Car- * (Kia. ..... n i K..? "ov oimi vuiimci ?v *m;ii o m ih iu ii.ivi uvir i>i the dark, hut he'll soon change his mind when he eomes back witli another gun. . Grab the canoes quick, uow; we daren't lose u minute. We must wora in the 1 dark, for it wou't do to strike a light." '1H' Kor the next ten minutes we worked VJl' as wo had never worke I in our lives.One thr after another wo lowered, or rather c:'c' dropped the heavy canoes down to t'm '1 water, Mark standing below and casting Clu loose tho ropes. Then wo climbed down sen over the rocks, and in frantic haitc took the our soats and grabbed up our paddles. roc 'Must a second," said Mark; an I da' stoopiug clear under water?he was ?! { J ready wet. all over?he rose, holding iu one hand Carson's missing gun. 8CC lie pulled himself into his cauoo, and Kjc olT we shot in tho darkness. As the current swept us down, a shout 8j^ rang out from shore, and a responsive hail mine from far up the river. "Tuat was a close shave," said Mark. "They must have landed one of the fel- * lows up above to watch until they came ' back. Won't old Carson bis mad, w 1 though?" I>CI We pa Idled long and swiftly,steering our course by the stars and recklessly ^ plunging through half a do/am rapids, and toward dawn we landed a* th? little hamlet of Black Waluut, in Wyoming I County. th< Tho inhabitants listened in wonder to our tale and shook their heads slowly. ''0I "We were lucky," they said, "to a,n escape so easily. Lute Carson was a ars bad man, an.I even tho sherilT, who had 3'1" half a dozen warrants for his arrest, had ^ 1 little desire t<? meet him." K,r We continued our cruise on down, ' and in duo course of time arrive I home. wo Lute Carson's shotgun rests on two >f.> hooks in the cm > house, au I tli- sight S'.h of it brings vividly to mind our me nor | see able first interview witn that lenawed ! nip "Bandit of the North Bra tch," and the dit territle conllict in wiiic i our cannon crackers played <" promiueiil a part, and ' .in which resulted in our rulchratiii ; the 1 Fourth of July on the Third. ?The At S'Y g??y. '>y A Venerable lVdngngno. | in Fr hoolnrnlrr John Fricdrich Srhulzfc has just, celebrated at Pankow, Iter- coi many, the seventieth anniversary of lus |?lc wed lino day. Jolunn is ninety-two year.-* ojd and his wife is ninety-one, rol The happy couple had the good fortune wj Id mt around than, participating i.i the co festivities o| the day, nine of their ? hi 1 - Hn dren, twenty ix grandchildren and fourteen gi cat-grandchildren. ? Loudon News. I if Canada has an .neultiiral society ^ whose express pin, e i? to eoPect and ^ dilTuso knowlea^e concerning preprring an'l feeding ensilage. A more praelied 1 reason for existence could hardly he <le !1 i >? Alpaca is having quit? a re Tirol. The Watteau pbst still flourishes, nitra high ?I^W? ?? 'ul disappearZ tfciOwa?itf^ee^TflKSa^Sa^rltj hat ihajies. The Queen o( Greece spends most of >r time orer needlework. Cleaned kid gloves may bo eoonomical, it they are nerer satisfactory. No one ever laid eyes on such a beauful collection of new fans as are now on le. Mrs. Ward, author of 'Robert Elsere," is tirinly opposed to woman's ghts. There are several kind of sailor hats straw this season for the girl of the jriod. Violet, fawn, almond, hyacinth, blues, rccns and chocolate are popular street tades. 'Dr. Marv Weeks Burnett and bus md" wete registered tbe other day at a bicago hotel. There is no European country in hicb women clerks are more employed an in Ife?iu<4 _ -?nr-wlttrely new ait of gitrnng ciHHS is been invented by Miss Emily Healy, Washington. Mrs. Abbott, of Cambridge, Mass., ;cd ninety-four, bis kept a daily jouril for fifty years. Tho material pnr excelleure for olabate thin dresses for the summer is del- ( atoly colored dotted organdie. ] The authorities of Meran, in tho Aus- i ian Tyrol, have forbidden tho outdoor i caring of long trains by women. 1 In fashionable stationery the new < lades and tints srs very beautiful, though there never will be Objection * i plain white. ' It keeps some women busier to soe that ' ieir careless husbands are properly atred than to see tlmt their <>wn dresses c in fashion. Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett, the t observe ill Washwhpfccl while j oad of holding iuformal receptions on Sundays. )r. Jeunio McCowan has been re- i ted for tlie third term as Secretary of i Academy of Natural Sciences, at i renport, Iowa. is a whole fashions are much the same ast yeai, as can bo proved when last liner's ludia silks come out of the ok Htid last summer's hat is produced, diss Frances Willard, tho celebrated rocato of woman's rights, is a sleuder c-evnd woman, apparently of delicate rsique, but really capable of a great il of hard work. \ popular glove for the summer will the pale yellow wash chamois skin, cy have been found to wash as well as white ones, which will bo worn quite tiucb as last year. Phe American dress reformers are preing to ruuew their crusade at Chauqutt this year. Tlftjy dedtaro that ir reformatory ideas are makiug rapid gross all over the country. Purkish wourou, all of whom wear rings from their seveuth year, derive use of those jewels from llagar, who icld in veneration as the mother of inaol, the founder of their race, 'or those who like slender ejects tho relty of tho season in tho Douiinicau vu. The breadths extend from throat aem, anil the fulucss is laid in a broad ; plait down the front and back, t pretty sumtnor faucy is for a lace and a parasol of the same material, lencicniies with a broad brim and eo large Prince of Wales leathers ct on the crown is a becoming style, ['he American Federation of Women's lbs now includes 171 societies, rcprcting 15,0(H) members. The oldest ol an all is supposed to ho Sorosis, which eutly celebrated itatwenty-tirst birthy. . Duo enormous pull reaching to the clw, and equally full all tho way down, ins to be tho present favorite in evos, and many of the dresses now bo j made for the summer will have sucli eves. YVotncu have been vlraittod as students Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, I., since l*7'd, the pioneer among mi having been Miss Christine Lsdd, io, i>y special vote of the faculty, was emitted to study mathematics. Massage, which used to he taught on loden dummies, with skeletons as ther assistants, is now demonstrated living subjects, children even doing experimental models. In this way s profession affords a double industry. Miss t'me Tsudu, now a special stuit at Bryn Mawr (I'ena.j College, is jious to raise -"itSOOO to found a schollup to give Japanedtr womon a four rs' training in America, an 1 fit them return homo as teachers foi Japanese is. lulda Kriedrichs, a young German man, has been engaged by the Pall 11 Gazette to make a tcur of the United ito.s for the purpose of writing up the i ll institutions of the country, especi? in their effect on woman's conion?. The new book written by tho Archchess Stephanie, of Austria, is said to remarkable both for the elegance of i? iiqii uescripuve miens ui?piaycti it?* author. These gifts arc so raro in ? case >f royal authors that the Arch chess is to be congrs?u! ' .'1. An i-xc-ll nt. innovation to secure/the mfort of la!ic> who travel is tlu cm>yuient on some of the trunk lincis of loreil maids. Those girls >c handy tit their nee lies, tlicy iCwoiv how to nib the hair, wash and dress children, <1 render innumerable ser?lcos that ike traveling more cndurabU. Miss Rcgina Morpliy, of New Orleans, i., a niece of the great chess playei, is composed a waltz called "The Paul orphy Waltz," which she has dedicated the Chess Club of the Crescent City, iss Morpliy i> said to bo a remarkably lciite.l woman. She is nccoinplished music an 1 painting, and speaks three ngiiiigoa tlmmtly. Life at an Army Pot. The life strike* one a* Mich a ptac< sort of an existence that one thii that must be its chief and great attr tion, and that which makes the an people, as they call themselves, so w content. It souuds rather absurd peak of an armv j?rt if ?!! places tuo worm as peaceful; hut the time* t peaceful now, and there is not inu work for the ofllcers to do, and they * joy that bleating which ia only to found in the army and iu the Cuurc'a Rome?of having one's life laid for o by others,acd in doing what ono is tql I and in not having to dewdertfiTnj^T ^iiy'iislf. You ere iur? of your bom oft^oor income, and 700 know cxactl what is going to be your work a mnn? or five years latei. You are not depeiK ent on the rise of a certain stock, n< the slave of patients or clients, and jo have more or less responsibility accord ing to your rank, and resnousibilitv a thing every man loves. If ho has thai and hia home and children, a number o congenial people around him, and goo< hunting and fishing, it would seen eas; for him to be content. It is dilTtwen with his wife. She may unconscious!) make life very pleasant for her husbam. or very uncomfortable, in ways tha others may not. If she leaves hiin ant visits the East to i-oo the new gowns, 01 the new operas, or her own people, shi is criticised as not possessing a trueh wifely spirit,and her hu?band is secretly pitied; and he knows it, and resents i' for his wife's sake. While, on the othei hand, if she remains always at the post, he is called iselfish fellow,and his wife's people at home in the East think ill ol i i . ?spwy ner "ffrr r<5 TiitniSelT in that wilderness.?linrpet's Weekly. How to StnfT Ilirds. You may wish to preserve some of the bird skins that you may secure while hunting. In skinning the bird be careful not to cut away the leg bones below the knees, or tlio wing bonos, or to loosen the wing quills. Where it is necessary to remove flesh from wiugs, a gosh may be made from the outside and under the wing, from where the flesh may be jut away. BtufT the small birds with excelsior, :ow, or jute to the natural siee. Then irrange the wings and other feathers properly and place in a paper cone or iny othor convenient drying form whore he skin will be kept a proper shape and lry. Make an artificial body upon a wire. The body should bo nearly as long is the natural, &ud as thick as the bird 5 wide. Attach an artificial neck which is the same size as the natural, pierce the ikull with the sharp pointed wire of the ittached neck, then stutl the skin and lew it up. The neck can be bent to any natural curve. Arrange the wings, legs nud feathers, then label and put to dry. If you attempt to mount, you had better have a few good specimens than in&ny poor ones; hence it would be woll to make a special study of the mounting and do the work well ?New York Times. tTonlcrrul Insect Vitality Tt i- a staudiug puzz'e to the entomologists h?>w frail little insects of the inos quito and butterfly order can brave the cold of au Arctic winter and yet retain their vitality. The larvm of the milkweed butterfly has been exposed to an artiticial blast sixty-eight degrees below zero. Taken out of rauge of this artificial blizzard and gradually "thawed this same worm \yas able to creep in refcs than a half au hour afterwards. Butlerilcs have been fouud flitting joyously about in the highest latitude uian has ever | ciictrated, and the mosquitoes ol A lit-k a and <<rcenland are known to b< lhe healthiest specimens of that race oJ little pests.?St. Louis Republic. W. -J. Mi itoiintil, sii|M-rintcnitrnt l.annoan Mnnufai tnrnii' Co . (}ri-.-n\ ille, S. (\. sa\>: "M\ Wife b?> tr-eil (trail v< rotino tor hoatlu'rhe ami tt tstbe only thing that relievos her citrerinK-C The Queen of Portugal invariably sits by her hustiaud while lio uoss all his w\>rk. t If A<?i/v k.JC9lglll SAVED. ^0^ j^w I Vver ?lirn t warn o1?1 '(r^ir: loaxiiiK htm wry * * (.! p?< - \ 1 iiihI with blond poison >%J r(l with canker. Hi f if / >'? ? Is'iviino iiiflnn?sl,lil *"-J\ ""ITi-rinKs wore Intel) m <J|i oj^Ml'iiit < v?'ii ojkmi bis even. rrnl m J1^^1"'!-'1111 KlvillK 111! Clifford Blackm.?n. HOOD'S SARSil PARILLA, wliioli mn.ii cuiviT liiid. I Kiio it saved his sitrhi. if ??t bis wry life." AI BiK I- Mi,\<km\n. :>*s WwsliiiiKloii Strco Hoslon, Mass. " HOOD'S PIL.L.S HI.' III.' I*n,1 Hli.'i-iUiini rill:-, iispIM iliy."-l i?'ii, I'llIV li.'ii.lacliu. "Germar Syrup" Regis I.eblanc is a French Can dir.n slore keeper .at Notre Panic < Stanbridge, Quebec, Can., who v." cured of a severe attack of Conge.1 ion of the Lungs by Boschee's Oe wan Syrup. lie has sold many bottle of Gorman Syrup on his pe sotial recommendation. If you arc him a line he'll trive voii the fn facts of the c<*<o direct, as be .'id u and that Hosehee's German Syrt brought him through nicely, always will. It is a good nicdieii and thorough in its work. \r?ih"i\' ?m ' and r.iinM w hl.b stal the hands, Injure !h . Iron, and luirn oil The Klsini? Sun Stove Polish Is Brilliant, Odm less. Durable, and tlio consumer pays lor no II or ulass parfcaqe with every purchase. A WORLD'S FAIR CUIOF FREE Contains map of ( 'hicntio nil.I Kxpost?u>n itroui and ploture nnd <!. >? rlptn.n of all t he Sair bul lima. A11 then tic Hint tie Kood :is those eold for.Mb We send 11 froei f you men Hon this i?;i per and i for freo plat of otii vi.itl la<? cm ti mon'hlyp moots sKlKiniTII. Chle'iiro'a rnmlm rn tory auburb.lt you also promise to show tho p to live other persons. Will you do It? Write ton! I*T lilt inula* M lO., ItHMIniiat/rrortoaiarrt*, thl<???. PATENTS w 40-pbbo booli tr, ^ lull's Tin* Pills: The llrsl done uften nstouUlu-M I lio In_ \; 1 id, glvliiK eliulloltyof m I ml, lotovW my of body. Kami digestion. regular I bowel* nml salid llesti, I'rice, 3Scti>. lew's This ? ... Weofv Om Hundred Dollar* reward TU any caan of catarrh that cannot b* cared nk' tak 1 rig Hall's Catarrh Cur a. T. J. Cimr A Co., Props.. Toledo, ( *- _"*i the <udsni(o?d, have known T. in, Cheney for the last 1ft years, and believe 1 . Perfectly honorable In all business trans c" Uonaaod financially able to carry oat anv 0 ^ ?s fMPAX.<Wtofias 1 s Druggists, Tola it Waj i?o. Kiss as 4b Miiru, Wholes ?'' Hall's^Starrti Core if taken Internally, a ii tnn directly upon the blood and mucous si faoasgf the system. Testimonials sent fr be Prlos 75c. per bottle. Kold by all dr"tfif<s?a Con* planting in portions of Arknai "L was given op on aoooont of the wet weath< it- ?Pd snjina fnh?<*ayd. or Flowers: It you are if" f, t> K B. InorASP, Boa 49ft. Byracuee, B. '7 Tks Oaly Oas Bver rriittS. b oas rou euro m wonor I- These is a ft inch display advertisement . this paper, this week, which has no two wor alike except one word. The same Is true U each new one appearing each week, from T I Dr. Harter Medicine Co. This house plaoee , "Creecent" on everything they make and pu It llsh. Look for It, send them the name of ii word and they will return yon book, beaui ' rut. HTHoqaartix orSAMPi.<m not a. i Paoiuwui began to piny the plai when six years old. At twenty-three h f was Professor of Music In the Conservator t of Btrasburg. i XjAoieh nee lit)'; a tonic, or children wt J want building np, should tnko Browo'i Ire Bittern. It in pleasant to take, cures MalarL t Indigestion, Billo i*uoss anl Liver Con j plaints, makea the Blood rich and pure. r Italy has resolved to give up all h< L. African ooloniea, with the the exception c . Masscwah. Ir you are troubled with malaria tal t .v?or?*nLH PI,1k- A positive Hpeclflc. Not hit i like ft. :? cents a box. r . No grain of any kind can be shipped froi Russia till after the harvesting or the nei ! crop. i - cjjui, iionoiu are DTOIteh flftWft trflffl twi work or household cares. Brown's Iron Bl' ters rebul ds the system, aids digestion, r< moves excess of bile, and cures malaria, ependid tonic for women and children. William Astor Crawler, of New York is going to Africa on an exploring expedi tiou, with au armvo'200 men. 01*T$ ^IVJOY? Both the method and results whei Syrup of Figs is taken; it is plcnsau nud refreshing to the taste, and act gently yet promptly on the Ividneyj Liver and Bowels, cleanses the syt tem effectually, dispels colds, head aches and fevers and cures habituo constipation. Syrup of Figs i3 th only remedy of its kind ever pre duced, pleasing to the tnste and ac ceptnble to the stomach, prompt ii it3 actioa and truly beneficial in it effects, prepared only from the mos healthy and agreeable substances, it 1 many excellent qualities commend i to all and have made it the mos popular remedy known. Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50 and $1 bottles by all leading druj gilits. Any reliable druggist wli i may not have it on hand will pre cure it promptly for any one wh wishes to try it. Do not accept an i substitute. f CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. J SAIL FRANCISCO, CAL. I LOUISVILLE, A V. ACIV YORK. N.V. I Every Month J many women suffer from Exreasive or I Scant Menstruation; they don't know ' who to confide in to get proper advice* Don't confide in anybody but try Br ad fie Id's Female Regulator a Specific for PAINFUL, PROFUSE. ' SCANTY. SUPPRESSED and IRREGULAR k MENSTRUATION. 4 Book to "WOMAN" mailed free. I BRAOFIELD REGULATOR CO.. Atlanta, Ga. I Held by all Itrucilst*. ,j R?iia iilj i aa?iibiiiubi. xt^iraan i KILLER. t, Ifntcher's Fly Killer Is sure rtcaih. Every nhcet n kill a quart of flies, ami secure pence while you r quiet when you read nn?l the comforts of n imp tne morning. Get Dutcher's an.', secure best ro*u FRED'K DUTCHER DRUG CO.. sr. Albans, Vi | It nnmnnpuvr* nun pr'-piu h wlio have weak lunpaor AmIima. ehould tiee Pieo'M'ttre for Conanmptlon. It has cured Bj Ihonaandi. It hna not Injurclone It i* not hailtotnke H| It I* the beat cough eyrup. VI Sold everTwhere. tr?e. M i " :r a lovell_di 111 VP For Ladlea S, V Fneumiitic y tfv ( W' A j^i ' Senilftcfnt ^ Wm 'HlofH.l.l..urt ?H. J ItHSOf Of ?l I\ JOHN P. LOVE I.L ARMS CI m^ww?W9yi IT IMA DUTY you o?Ve vonr? | ell uuil lumlly to vrt the brut 1 vnlua for jour tuoiiP). Emtio* i Bilzo In your font went' by i>m> 1 chiming IV. I/. Di uglittt Mlioro, . ivhit H rrprtncnt Ilit* beat value ifc 4 n for price* Halted, ?a f hounuutl* , will teailfy. ^|J J BT TAKE Ml S.-IIMTITUTE. THM| If not for unlr In jour plnrp ??mi?1 vvutilPil. I'i>?iiu'i' free. ill give < cliani* whtre lokTCf S|tn(h Wrlf iJm | - <?rw"ff Wi J* The shadows _ __ l1, hTP"?^^ ej- ^, iY ^u T r^ ' i -",; -<?^ j ?!v IUJ ?f*iai?jo VHAi jnn^" ! v. of it. The ohrOnio wealoJEsseB?/ \ ? functional derangement*, and pain-1' ful disorders peculiar to your sex, '? can bo taken away. The one of unfailing remedy for them is Dr. 2 Pierce's Favorite Prescription. . It corrects, cures, and builds yon '*- up. It improves digestion, enriches the blood, dispels aches and pains, m melancholy and nervousness, brings 7 refreshing sleep and restores health and strength. For periodical pains. J? internal inflammation and ulceraion, weak back, leucorrhea, and all a" unared ailments, it's a positive spe^ i3c-? one that is guaranteed. If it fails to give satisfaction, in any asc, the money paid for it is reim furned. ^ ; 1 * **- * I -i The grifat, griping, old-fashioned * pills make trouble. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets prevent iL..CTXheirir r?f i". Biliousness, Constipation, Indiges> tion, and all derangements of the Liver, Stomach and Bowels are pre^ vented, relieved and cured, \. Smallest, cheapest, easiest to take. r? ? ?? *r? *p* vjju lhs" thr rtnir.sch. I it it and boweK , T imrlfr the blood. are safe and CI , a rectnal The boat general family , X j meiHelue known for BiliotHMML i yoii -tlpatlon. Drapepaia, Pool , llrff'Ii. f leadnebe, Heeurtburn, UNB > t^Bfer ?r At)petite, Mental Depreaaion. ; Vatntiil Dilation. Pimple*. Sallow > Complexion, Tired Peeling, and 1 ererr rrmiilom cr disease remitting from Impure blood, or a "allure by the etoinaeh. liver or intoattpea 5to perform tbelr proper funeti?n* Per*onsjflyan 10 , 2 over-oatlng are benefited r>y taking a TABl LE after, , SfMchmesl Wc?. by mall. Ijffwim i 1 bottwlBc. Aa- , 0drees TTIE RirAl^SCIIRMKMlLOO ,108pn.eeSt jfT. [ Agenta Wanted; EIOHTV per eeat pragt. , tOMtttlMtXmtt fir IRON : M TONIC Will purify BLOOD, regulate KIDNEYS, remove LrVJCIf ?* disorder, build strength, renew I appetite, restore health and l_ vlgorofyouth. DvnDonsis. ll Indigestion, thaf tiredfeci. lug absolute! y eradicated. C Mini) brightened. brain ?*a?wwwwwa3^^^^ power Increased, >- fe I IklFA bones, nerves, mm. III LIT clcs, receive new force. llllf 1 nfferlnK from complaints pc. tl LHIIILU collar to their sex, using It, find u a safe. speedy cure. Itcturns 3 rose bloom ou checks, beautifies Complexion, Bold everywhere. All genuine goods bea? L Crescent." Bend us 2 cent stamp for 32-paM pamphlet. $ m * 01. HANTS* MIDICINE CO., It. Louis. M?, : IF YOD OWN i CHICKENS YOU WANT TZ> A AZ THEIR THEM TOT X WAY Ten If you merely kern thrtn as a diversion. In ow d >r to handle Fowls judfcl- usly, you must know tmrtbtng about them. To meet this want wear# I telling a book giving the experience / f>nlw ORa of a practical poultry raiser forlviHj tuv< twenty-live years. It was written by omnn who put all his mtnd, and time, and money to making a suoeeaacf Chicken raising?uot as a pastime, but as a business? and If you will prollt by hit twenty-flvs Mars'work, you can tava many Chicks annually, 11 is, m^ " MmMn$ Chttktn?," I and rntli your Fowls f?rn dollar* for you. Tb? point la, that you must hp ahle to delect trouble In the Toultry Yard as ?o<>n a* It appear*, nud know bow to remedy It. This l ook will tench you. It tells how to detect and cure dl-e-ise. to feed for Cga nnd also for fattening; which fow ls 10 save for breeding purpose*, and everything, Indeed, you aboutd know on thla subject to make It profitable. Bent postpaid for twenty five rents In 1c. or Jc. Stamp*. Book Publishing House, ( I 1L22 [. ONiiiD ST.. N. Y. I'tty. H N li -.'7 AMONG CYCLES Of* I" IA anu uents. 81* styles ^ 3HJ W : Cushion iind Solid Tires, mJ| uf m H \ imp St?" Drop Fotpiop-. St* ' 'tiblwB'iMRpii'in^- foil* running p vt ^Sg la's Suspension Saddle. W0 HIGH GRADE in Evrry Particular. * In KtHtnp* for our l<H> pniir 11 l?i?t r?t <! cutis- | uux. HIIIpn, Revolver*. SporlinK tiooil*. efe.. 3-, Mfrs., '41 Washington S?..nOSTON MASS H. L. DOUGLAS > cunr 3 wrl Wb Qt MTI FlltH EST SHOE IN THE WORLD FOR THE MONEY? mine nrwpiF shoe, thai tcf/l r.ot rfp, fine ralf, seamless, loMdo, flexible, tnorocomfortablixstyllrb ntul durable than r shoe ever sold nt the price. Equals custom made shoes from $4 to $5. **i-v iimI 65 lluiid-*ew? d, fine calf shoes. The most stylish, usv and (luratiloshoes ever sold p.t those prices, They equal ported /ihncscostlug from #8 to f 1?. >0 I'ollce Hhoe, notn l>y fr.. .mm end nil others who want n Rood heavy calf, three soli d, extension edge shoe, w alk In, and will keep the feet dry and wp.rin. 30 Finn Pnlf, sad Nf'i Working men's Shoes w ill rImi more wear for the money than any other make, rn made for service. The Increasing sales show that work* havo found this out. vr*t and Tatiihi' $ .<a rsihnoi Miurs are O worn hv the boys everywhere. The most service->es sold at thero prices. _ . rtl CC* SH llsnd-Sewed, ST.5C. >'1 and g|.73 Li I C, O shot * for HI i?Hca are m ule of the in si liongola or flnn Calf, as desired. Tney nr.- s - ry stylish, comfortable nnd durable. The $3 t-lio-- equal:, i .iMom nmdr shoes cost In < fr in $1 t" ka. I ndler. w I o wish to cc nomtse In their foot we. r i to fnditu: lids ?,rt. <! \ 1'TION.?Hew . re of deplers;'lift it lit 111 '?.bo(t without W. 1 . loiiigias' ii hi e nnd i < pi t- est :npf d < u bottom. Such substitutions am fr?n nhrt rn ! . e'..i. ,-t to prosecution by law for obtalnli' < m n v ei"Vr f i'-e | retailors. I direct to Fnctory, stilting Mud, si/.<< nnd width xcluajve sail) to shoe denier* nnd genera! nier* for Ostaisftis, W? l? Uouglos, Brocktoa. Rlau,